Boris Johnson has insisted MPs should wait for the “full facts” before deciding whether to trigger a fresh investigation into Partygate, as he kicked off a two-day trip to India. Johnson will discuss trade and security with India’s premier, Narendra Modi, on his first visit to the country since becoming prime minister in 2019. But the trip risks being overshadowed by the ongoing Partygate row, as MPs prepare to vote on a Labour motion aimed at referring him to parliament’s privileges committee over whether he misled the House of Commons. En route to India, Johnson had played down Partygate, saying he would concentrate on what he said were more pressing matters. The conflict in Ukraine also looms large over the visit, although No 10 has insisted Johnson will not “lecture” his host.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2022 18:30 UTC